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176 Lectures on Modem Music

VIII. “Ondine” (Ondine)

The mobility and seductive grace of the mermaid and
one of the many examples on the way in which the charm of
flowing water fascinated and inspired the imagination
of the composer of the “Preludes”.

IX. “Homage to Mr. Pickwick, Esq. P.P.M.D.C.”
(Hommage a S. Pickwick, Esq. P.P.M.D.C.)

A Frenchman’s impression of the pompous amiability
and humour of Dickens’ celebrated character. The mock
gravity in Debussy’s citation of “God Save the King” is
irresistible.

X. “Funeral Urn.” (Canope)

The cool and quiet melancholy of a bygone world—
suggested by the chaste contours of an ancient urn. The
opening measures,

offer a typical example of parallel melodic progression,
similar in spirit to the old
organum and of frequent occur-
rence in Debussy’s music. The feeling of such passages is
primarily melodic, the harmonies being rather a by-product
of the multiple and parallel melodic lines.

XT. “Alternating Thirds” (Les Tierces Alternées)

An Étude, whose technical difficulties conceal great deli-
cacy and charm. Notice the long melodic phrase outlined
by the upper notes of the first third in every measure. One
cannot but marvel at the richness of an imagination which



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